Deceased

How Did Bruno Ganz Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77

Also known asبرونو گانتسGenderMaleNationalitySwitzerlandBorn22/03/1941Born inZürich, SwitzerlandDied16/02/2019 (aged 77)Died inAuCausesmall intestine cancerWikidataQ123206 ↗Buried atRehalp CemeteryTMDb#2310 ↗

Bruno Ganz was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Francis Ford Coppola, Theo Angelopoulos and Wim Wenders, earning widespread recognition with his roles as Jonathan Zimmerman in The American Friend (1977), Jonathan Harker in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) and Damiel the Angel in Wings of Desire (1987).

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Filmography109 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Films to Die ForMovie	(archive footage) (uncredited)	84
2020	Wim Wenders, DesperadoMovie	Self (archive footage)	79
2019	A Hidden LifeMovie	Richter	78
2019	The WitnessMovie	Nikola Radin	78
2018	The House That Jack BuiltMovie	Verge	77
2018	The TobacconistMovie	Sigmund Freud	77
2018	FortunaMovie	Brother Jean	77
2017	The PartyMovie	Godfried	76
2017	In Times of Fading LightMovie	Wilhelm Powileit	76
2017	To Duration: A Tribute to Peter HandkeMovie	—	76
2015	Giovanni Segantini - Magie des LichtsMovie	Voice of Segantini	74
2015	Spiel für dein LandSeries	Self	74
2015	AmnesiaMovie	Bruno	74
2015	HeidiMovie	Alpöhi	74
2015	RememberMovie	Rudy Kurlander #1	74
2014	In Order of DisappearanceMovie	Papa	73
2014	Dancing ArabsMovie	Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)	73
2013	The CounselorMovie	Diamond Dealer	72
2013	Night Train to LisbonMovie	Older Jorge O'Kelly	72
2013	Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael KohlhaasMovie	The Governor	72
2012	Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenMovie	(archive footage)	71
2012	Of Women and HorsesMovie	Franz Mann	71
2011	UnknownMovie	Ernst Jürgen	70
2011	Colors in the DarkMovie	Fred	70
2010	TaxiphoneMovie	Stranger	69
2010	The Day of the CatMovie	Kater	69
2009	Julia's DisappearanceMovie	John	68
2008	The ReaderMovie	Professor Rohl	67
2008	The Baader Meinhof ComplexMovie	Horst Herold	67
2008	The Dust of TimeMovie	Jacob	67
2008	Ein starker AbgangMovie	Heinz Kilian	67
2007	Coda: Thirty Years LaterMovie	Self	66
2006	The Ode to JoyMovie	Kurt Heinrich	65
2006	VitusMovie	Grandfather	65
2005	Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'Movie	Self	64
2005	Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusionesMovie	Peter (archive footage)	64
2004	The Manchurian CandidateMovie	Delp	63
2004	KulturplatzSeries	Self	63
2004	DownfallMovie	Adolf Hitler	63
2003	Menschen bei MaischbergerSeries	Self	62
2003	Our BestSeries	Self	62
2003	LutherMovie	Johann von Staupitz	62
2002	Das Jahrhundert des TheatersSeries	Self	61
2002	The Power of the PastMovie	Bogliasco	61
2001	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust IIMovie	Faust	60
2001	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust IMovie	Faust	60
2000	The End of an EternityMovie	Self	59
2000	WhoAfraidWolfMovie	—	59
2000	Antipasti UmbroMovie	—	59
2000	Bread and TulipsMovie	Fernando Girasoli	59
2000	Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actorMovie	Self (archive footage)	59
1998	Sternstunde KunstSeries	Self	57
1998	Gegen Ende der NachtMovie	Fehleisen	57
1997	Leute heuteSeries	Self	56
1997	Deadly SilenceMovie	Hans Plache	56
1996	Saint-ExMovie	Antoine de Saint-Exupéry	55
1995	Lumière & CompanyMovie	Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")	54
1995	Il Grande FaustoMovie	Biagio Cavanna	54
1995	Il Grande FaustoSeries	Biagio Cavanna	54
1993	Faraway, So Close!Movie	Damiel	52
1993	The AbsenceMovie	Player	52
1992	Night on FireMovie	Peter Keller	51
1991	Boulevard BioSeries	Self	50
1991	SuccessMovie	Jacques Tüverlin	50
1991	Tassilo - Ein Fall für sichSeries	Tassilo	50
1989	The Architecture of DoomMovie	German narrator (voice)	48
1988	The Legendary Life of Ernest HemingwayMovie	Ezra Pound	47
1988	Anwalt AbelSeries	Crusius	47
1988	Love of a WomanMovie	Franco Bassani	47
1986	Fathers and Sons: A German TragedySeries	Heinrich Beck	45
1985	Hands Up!Movie	Self (1981 footage)	44
1985	Private ResistanceMovie	Gustav	44
1984	Goldene KameraSeries	Self	43
1983	Killer aus FloridaMovie	—	42
1983	Closed CircuitMovie	Faber	42
1982	Logik des GefühlsMovie	—	41
1982	Remembrance: Film for Curt BoisMovie	Self	41
1982	Before Your Eyes - VietnamMovie	—	41
1981	La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle CamelieSeries	Count Perregaux	40
1981	La provincialeMovie	Rémy Muller	40
1980	The InventorMovie	Jakob Nüssli	39
1980	PolentaMovie	—	39
1980	5% de risqueMovie	David	39
1979	Bavarian Film AwardsSeries	Self	38
1979	Nosferatu the VampyreMovie	Jonathan Harker	38
1979	Return to the BelovedMovie	Dr. Stephan Kern	38
1979	The Making of 'Nosferatu'Movie	Self	38
1978	The Boys from BrazilMovie	Professor Bruckner	37
1978	Black and White Like Day and NightMovie	Thomas Rosemund	37
1978	The Left-Handed WomanMovie	Bruno	37
1978	Knife in the HeadMovie	Hoffmann	37
1976	LumièreMovie	Heinrich Grun	35
1976	The Wild DuckMovie	Gregers Werle	35
1976	The Marquise of OMovie	Der Graf	35
1976	Summer GuestsMovie	Jakov Shalimov	35
1974	Die BakchenMovie	Pentheus	33
1973	Prinz Friedrich von HomburgMovie	Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg	32
1971	Die MutterMovie	—	30
1970	Scene of the CrimeSeries	Bombadil	29
1970	Eine große FamilieMovie	Heinz Hallasch	29
1969	Torquato TassoMovie	Torquato Tasso	28
1967	The Soft CourseMovie	Bernhard Krahl	26
1966	Die UnberatenenMovie	—	25
1964	Grimme AwardSeries	Self	23
1963	Zur PersonSeries	Self	22
1962	A Roof Over Your HeadMovie	Fred Weber	21
1962	ChikitaMovie	Jazzfan	21
1951	German Film AwardSeries	Self	10
1948	BambiSeries	Self	7